US8033923B2 - Locking mechanism for a convertible game table - Google Patents
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US6419224B1 (en) | 2001-03-30 | 2002-07-16 | Lore Tsai | Complex multifunctional game table structure |
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USD537888S1 (en) * | 2005-09-02 | 2007-03-06 | Classic Sport Companies, Inc. | Apron for a rotating tabletop game |
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US747097A (en) | 1902-01-22 | 1903-12-15 | George Spalt | Combined dining and other table for playing games. |
US747726A (en) * | 1903-03-02 | 1903-12-22 | Albert Karhan | Combination billiard and pool table. |
US884605A (en) | 1905-03-06 | 1908-04-14 | George N Mcevoy | Game apparatus. |
US1070592A (en) * | 1912-06-29 | 1913-08-19 | Edgar E Fay | Game-table. |
US1410171A (en) * | 1921-02-01 | 1922-03-21 | James D Davis | Combined pool and library table |
US1979177A (en) | 1933-04-21 | 1934-10-30 | William E Staff | Convertible game apparatus |
US4070025A (en) | 1975-10-28 | 1978-01-24 | Wiser John A | Tiltable game surface device |
US4063728A (en) | 1975-12-16 | 1977-12-20 | Rudolf Zemanek | Convertible pool table game apparatus |
US4004804A (en) | 1976-01-02 | 1977-01-25 | Gholson William T | Game apparatus |
US4089526A (en) | 1976-04-05 | 1978-05-16 | Olving Henrik C | Pivoting ball game board with gimbal control |
USD247127S (en) * | 1976-08-23 | 1978-01-31 | Miroslav Kavka | Combined hockey and pool game table |
US4160550A (en) | 1978-01-09 | 1979-07-10 | Barrett Donald R | Golf putting frame game device |
US4251072A (en) | 1978-08-22 | 1981-02-17 | Anthony Wilson B | Marble pool game and equipment for playing the game |
US4257600A (en) | 1979-02-02 | 1981-03-24 | Goldfarb Adolph E | Tiltable game table with time controlled locking mechanism |
US4216963A (en) | 1979-06-14 | 1980-08-12 | Boucher Joseph N | Player controlled tilting game having an electronic display and control system |
US4305581A (en) * | 1979-08-17 | 1981-12-15 | Neuharth Michael E | Pivotable playing table |
US4330776A (en) | 1980-03-04 | 1982-05-18 | Instrumentation Laboratory Inc. | Keyboard type of input control system for an analytical instrument |
US4365803A (en) * | 1980-12-31 | 1982-12-28 | Victory Games, Inc. | Game table |
US4519607A (en) | 1982-03-12 | 1985-05-28 | Prestige Billiards Pty. Ltd. | Game table |
US4927140A (en) | 1989-07-21 | 1990-05-22 | Pappas Spilios A | Convertible billiard table |
US5026053A (en) | 1989-12-28 | 1991-06-25 | Entertainment International, Inc. 1987 | Billiard table multiple electronics game device and method |
US5607155A (en) | 1992-11-17 | 1997-03-04 | Campbell; Neil D. | Pivoted player-tiltable games table |
US5746660A (en) | 1995-11-29 | 1998-05-05 | T & R Assembly, Inc. | Game table tilt and roll support |
US5752886A (en) | 1997-01-10 | 1998-05-19 | Hi Star Co., Ltd. | Combination table for billiards and football table games |
US6109607A (en) | 1997-11-06 | 2000-08-29 | Cartwright; Thomas | Air hockey device |
US6082736A (en) | 1998-09-03 | 2000-07-04 | Fundex Games, Ltd. | Multipurpose game assembly which includes a table tennis assembly, a bowling assembly, a billiards assembly, a basketball assembly, and a hockey assembly |
US6780117B1 (en) | 1999-04-29 | 2004-08-24 | David Robert Osborne | Game apparatus for use with a billiard table |
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US6347797B1 (en) * | 2000-03-17 | 2002-02-19 | Lore Tsai | Game table with using modes convertible by way of rotation |
US6349939B1 (en) | 2000-03-24 | 2002-02-26 | Lore Tsai | Game table with table body overlaid on and connected with table frame |
US6616141B2 (en) | 2000-05-25 | 2003-09-09 | Diamant Toys Ltd | Foldable play-table multi-game assembly |
US6502819B2 (en) | 2001-01-22 | 2003-01-07 | Hedstrom Corporation | Convertible game table |
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US20110262217A1 (en) * | 2010-04-27 | 2011-10-27 | Jerry Tsai | Latch mechanism applied for multi-function game table |
US8241135B2 (en) * | 2010-04-27 | 2012-08-14 | Jerry Tsai | Latch mechanism applied for multi-function game table |
US8177650B1 (en) * | 2011-09-25 | 2012-05-15 | Te-Yao Tasi | Billiard equipment storage structure |
US20140045601A1 (en) * | 2012-08-10 | 2014-02-13 | Zhejiang Elephant Sport Co., Ltd. | Game Table Assembly Structure |
US8998735B2 (en) * | 2012-08-10 | 2015-04-07 | Zhejiang Elephant Sport Co., Ltd. | Game table assembly structure |
US9533210B2 (en) | 2014-11-21 | 2017-01-03 | Sport Squad, Inc. | Convertible game system |
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